Road to Forest Valley - Climate Talks

Federica, Lawyer in the EU Regulatory field, explains how EU Policies can promote sustainable practices without this being in contrast with the pursuit of profit. " European institutions are having a profound influence on green regulation of Member States: it is estimated than, since 1990, 80% of Italian environmental laws is an effect of EU initiatives. "

Maria Eugenia, VP of ESG & Impact Investing, talks about the role sustainable finance is playing in leading climate innovation toward a greener and safer planet. " Impact investing is truly linked at climate innovation at its core, because the challenges we are investing in are manifesting now, and we haven't found a solution yet. "

Rosa, PhD in International Environmental Law and Climate Change Law, explains the role of European Regulation in making businesses steer to climate-friendlier decisions. " We need an international effort: climate change is such a gloobal problem, we have global emissions in the atmosphere. This means that every country has to sit around the table and work together to set common standards and chang...

Valerio, Managing Partner at Circularity, an Italian startup which is revolutionizing waste management, explains how to leverage platforms and education can help pursuing climate innovation. " The main incentive for companies to embrace more sustainable behaviours is economic: they need to see that they can obtain a reduction of costs by applying virtuous approaches connected to the reduction of w...

Lorenzo, Principal Teaching Fellow in Economics of Energy and the Environment at UCL, talks about how behavioural economics can help in designing incentives for economic actors to pursue environmental goals. " You may not appreciate the benefits of having a healthy diet across 50 years, but in 50 years you will. One of the biggest problems in climate change is that policy makers tend to carry out...

Andrea, Head of Circular Economy at Cariplo Factory, shares his thoughts about the relationship between startups and corporation and their role in the transition toward cirular economy. " After the digitalization wave, circular transformation is the new innovation wave.  Most companies are a bit late and don't see the circular transformation coming yet: those who do and are ahead of schedule...